Korg EK-50L User Manual

Playing the EK-50 (style mode)
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Locking the tempo (tempo lock)
y
Press the TAP TEMPO/[TEMPO LOCK] buon while
holding down the [SHIFT] buon (the tempo lock icon
will light on the display).
Muting parts and changing sounds
On the keyboard part (upper 1–3 and lower) and on the
accompaniment part (drums, percussion, bass and other parts),
you can mute (turn o) individual parts, or change the part’s
sound.
Muting parts
y
Pressing the part buons will mute the respective part(s)
(the buon will go dark). Pressing the buons again will
cancel muting (the buon will light).
Unmute Muting
Changing sounds
1.
Press the part buon for the part you want to change while
holding down the [SHIFT] buon (the part buon will
blink).
and the sound name will blink on the display.
Note:
The sounds for “other parts” cannot be changed.
2.
Use the dial to select a sound.
3.
Press the [SHIFT] buon to return to the previous mode.
Setting the key and octave
Transposing (changing the key)
You can change the key of this instrument in semitones, over a
range of ±1 octave.
The key that is currently set is shown in the display.
y
To lower the key: Press the TRANSPOSE
♭
/[OCTAVE –]
buon.
y
To raise the key: Press the TRANSPOSE
♯
/[OCTAVE +]
buon.
y
To reset the key: Press both the TRANSPOSE
♭
/[OCTAVE –]
and TRANSPOSE
♯
/[OCTAVE +] buons together.
Changing the octave
You can change the pitch of the note that actually sounds when
you play a note on the keyboard, up or down in one-octave
units. You can set the octave within a range of ±2 octaves.
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Changing the octave for the entire keyboard part
y
To lower the octave: Press the TRANSPOSE
♭
/[OCTAVE –]
buon while holding the [SHIFT] buon.
y
To raise the octave: Press the TRANSPOSE
♯
/[OCTAVE +]
buon while holding down the [SHIFT] buon.
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Korg EK-50L Specifications

General

Brand	Korg
Model	EK-50L
Category	Electronic Keyboard
Language	English